Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author of books and magazine articles. Read full biography of Laura Hillenbrand →
My work was entirely nonfiction.
And at that point, I think my experience in covering the subject helped me. I think editors felt comfortable with the idea of me telling this story... →
Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look at the story I had to tell, and saw that this... →
I got sick when I was 19, and I'd been a really healthy 19-year-old, so I don't have a lot to compare it to. Does it feel like the pain after... →
Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II... →
I lived for four years in the 1930s with these individuals and the only time that I wasn't thinking about dealing with physical suffering is when... →
I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could not do - tell the story with images. I... →
I was starstruck and completely confused; making a film of this story hadn't even occurred to me, and I hadn't written a single line of the... →
In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got... →
It only worked for a little while; the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the Hollywood trade papers, and the secret... →
This disease leaves people bedridden. I've gone through phases where I couldn't roll over in bed. I couldn't speak. To have it called... →
While it's really hard to do, at the same time, I'm escaping my body, which I really want to do. I'm living someone else's life. I... →
Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author of books and magazine articles.